This evaluation handbook is the third in a series of three handbooks developed for individuals, school districts, and agencies interested in implementing career education programs. It is a user's manual with easy-to-follow directions for the implementation of specific evaluation activities. The handbook is divided into the following nine sections:…

This annual report of the National Advisory Council on Adult Education (NACAE) focuses on both general statistics and change in the federal involvement in adult education since 1965 in light of the new 1978 legislation. It is intended to provide insight and facts for the Executive Branch and the Congress and also to serve as a reference for the…

The symposium on the Financing of Quality Education was intended to initiate a dialogue in the Rochester-Monroe County, New York, area among professional educators, administrators, parents, businessmen, and experts in the field of educational finance and management. About 80 of the key players in the educational decision-making arena for this area…

This paper attempts both to provide a way of looking at school finance in order to make wiser decisions about it and to discuss some alternative ways to finance the public schools of New York State. The New York school finance system is examined in terms of equity, efficiency, and responsiveness, as are some of the characteristics of the…

Structural reading difficulty of argumentative prose (text with an underlying message or superordinate principle), is related to the reader's approach to reading and learning. Ninety Swedish teenagers and adults with varying levels of formal education, were divided into three groups, based on their own descriptions of reading and learning: deep…

Longitudinal data on the auditory forward and backward digit span (FDS and BDS) subtests of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) were obtained at five age levels (between 6 and 13), in samples of white and black children. Factor analysis and analysis of variance of the data were conducted to test 5 hypotheses, related to Jensen's…

The validity and reliability of essay scores were examined by comparing the mean scores assigned to good and poor quality essay responses of different lengths written by high school sophomores. In-service and pre-service social studies teachers graded essay responses to a test question requiring knowledge of the Constitutional provisions for…

Undergraduate students in a large tests and measurements class were assigned a series of projects directly related to course content: (1) divide the textbook and instructional content into topical sub-sections; (2) identify learning outcomes for each sub-section; (3) list course objectives--working in groups of 3-6 students; (4) revise…

A study was conducted to develop a cost management control procedure to assist Navy managers in making decisions about initial training development and implementation in surface ship acquisition programs. Objectives were (1) develop and illustrate a cost management control procedure for centralized collection, storage, and control of cost data for…

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the effect of a 1972 change in New York certification requirements for vocational education teachers which made it possible for individuals with minimal work experience to become certified to teach vocational subjects. To determine the effect of these changes on local schools, this study attempted to…

THIS DOCUMENT, WRITTEN IN BOTH SPANISH AND ENGLISH, CONTAINS THE PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE CONCERNING MIGRANT PROBLEMS. SPECIAL REPORTS ARE MADE ON THE HISTORY OF THE CONFERENCE, THE CURRENT SITUATION IN CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE, AND THE PLIGHT OF THE CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURAL LABORER. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED FROM VARIOUS WORKSHOP…

THIS CONFERENCE REPORT SUMMARIZES THE SPEECHES AND DIALOGUES OF THE PARTICIPANTS FROM VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL AND CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS. SOME OF THE ISSUES WHICH WERE DISCUSSED INCLUDE SCHOOL DESEGREGATION AND EQUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY AS AFFECTED BY CURRICULUM DEMANDS, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, TEACHER ATTITUDES, AND BIG CITY PLANS TO…

IN FALL 1967, THE 32 ILLINOIS PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES ENROLLED 83,804 STUDENTS, REPRESENTING 52,327 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENTS. THIS REPORT PROVIDES DETAILED INFORMATION FOR THE SYSTEM AND FOR EACH COLLEGE--(1) ENROLLMENT DATA, (2) APPLICATIONS, ADMISSIONS, AND ENROLLMENTS, (3) HIGH SCHOOL RANKS AND ENTRANCE TEST SCORES OF ENTERING FRESHMEN, (4)…

Thirty-five representatives participated in a joint meeting to share information about the Allied Health Professions Projects and paramedical education at League Colleges, and to plan for cooperative work. In an informal summary, B. Lamar Johnson outlined areas of possible cooperation that he believed would emerge from an examination of the…

An outline of the program of this 1966 conference at Wellesley College and transcripts of the speeches presented are included. A keynote address by Kenneth Mildenberger discusses language teacher preparation, research problems, and various teacher organizations. Three addresses consider prevention of a discontinum in elementary schools (Lincoln…